Sign: Punish Man Who Bludgeoned German Shepherd Pup To Death With A Bat

A man in Butler County, Ohio, has been charged with animal cruelty for bludgeoning a young German shepherd with a baseball bat. The year old shepherd's skull was so badly fractured that he had to be humanely euthanized. While we commend the Butler County Sheriff's Office for charging Charles Miller - we feel that the misdemeanor charge he is facing is not appropriate given the particularly cruel nature of this crime.

Who's signing

Kitch Richie

Becky Jenkins

Pamela Renew

Mirela Mona Prada

cathy matzon

Bianca Van der kaay

Tamar Crofford

Teresa Boling

Marilyn Powell

Jason Sprague

Michael Lucero

Julia King

Cynthia Hart

Michelle Berlanga

Timothy Martin

Claire Mcphee

María Teresa mejia Velasquez

Nadezhda Toteva

Tara Rivera

Dawn Braverman

Rizalino Manas

Wendy Kamerik

Helena Horvat

kathy pannucci

Tone Sand

Lonnie Ebneter

Susan Fountain

Jeff Closson

Iza Szendi

Carole Gleeson

Update 8/12/19: Charles Miller was arrested last Wednesday after his charge was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony. Miller has pleaded not guilty, and he has since been released from jail after posting $10,000 bond. Miller's preliminary hearing is August 23. Please continue to support this petition as we will continue to send signatures to the prosecutor and request for Miller to be charged to the fullest extent of the law.

Update 8/10/19: Your voices are being heard! The prosecutor has held an emergency meeting about this cruelty case and the charges against Charles Miller have been upgraded to a 5th-Degree felony! Please continue to sign the petition as we ask for Miller to be sentenced to the fullest extent of the law, and pay restitution to Ruger's family.

The young shepherd, Ruger, was beaten so viciously that his skull sustained numerous fractures. Butler County Sheriff Jones states, “I don’t know how a person could beat a dog with a baseball bat and think it’s okay, this is intolerable.”

Despite the acknowledgment that this is an "intolerable" crime, Charles Miller faces nothing more than a misdemeanor charge. Please join us in asking Butler County, Ohio Prosecutor Michael T. Gmoser to take this incident seriously and charge Miller with felony animal cruelty.